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PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Kyrgyzstan

Mr. Modi is visiting Kyrgyzstan at the invitation of President Sadyr Zhaparov to participate in the SCO summit being held on August 31 - September 1

The Hindu 31 Aug 2026 12:17 pm

Three cops among five injured in scuffle during arrest attempt in Chattogram

Case was filed for obstructing police from discharging official duties

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 12:03 pm

Sundarbans opens to fishermen, tourists tomorrow amid hopes, safety concerns

Tourism resumes alongside fishing as Forest Department stresses conservation

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 11:35 am

Awful feeling: Djokovic rues physical collapse in US Open exit

Djokovic was visibly struggling throughout the contest, vomiting during the match before being hampered by cramping and back and shoulder problems as the physical demands of the encounter eventually overwhelmed him.

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 11:23 am

Nepal flood death toll rises to 903, missing 4,247: Disaster authority

Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 dead and 546 people missing in Tibet following Wednesday's disaster, taking the overall toll to 919 dead, and 4,793 missing

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 10:44 am

Rabada ruled out of Australia ODIs, under injury cloud for Tests

Losing Rabada for the Test series would be a huge blow for South Africa, who beat Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord's last year when the 31-year-old took nine wickets.

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 10:33 am

West Asia LIVE: Irans army says it attacked UAEs Al Minhad Air Base with drones, state TV reports

Tehran said the attack was in response to the killing of Irans Revolutionary Guards and Iranian civilians on Larak Island.

The Hindu 31 Aug 2026 10:10 am

Friendship's Runa Khan gets Ramon Magsaysay Award

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation announced the names of the 2026 award recipients in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, today, Monday.

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 10:05 am

113 sued over alleged Awami League rally in Jashore

Former state minister, five ex-MPs among accused over alleged anti-government procession on August 28

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 9:57 am

13 glacial lakes in India

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami orders scientific surveys, sensors and stronger early-warning systems

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 9:50 am

Djokovic falls in US Open first round, earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years

It also ended his run of 78 Grand Slam first-round victories, a streak stretching all the way back to Djokovic's 2006 loss to Paul Goldstein at the 2006 Australian Open.

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 9:49 am

Calhanoglu fires Inter to nervy Cagliari win, Como stun Napoli

Hakan Calhanoglu's early strike earned Inter Milan a 1-0 win at Cagliari on Sunday as they continued a perfect start to their Serie A title defence, while Como edged Napoli 2-1 to spoil Massimiliano Allegri's home debut.

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 9:22 am

Trial for accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for June 2028

Last year, a US appeals court refused to allow Mohammed and two of his co-defendants to plead guilty under agreements that would have spared them the death penalty.

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 9:21 am

Who are really running the BFF camps?

Several BFF executive committee members had reportedly shown interest in the manager

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 8:43 am

Nepal floods: Death toll reaches 788 as at least 2,502 people remain missing

Guwahati: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said Nepals flood death toll has climbed to 788, while 2,502 people remain missing. A total of 9,435 people have so far been rescued from the flood-affected areas, the authority said. The disaster has also claimed 16 lives on the Chinese side of the border, [] The post Nepal floods: Death toll reaches 788 as at least 2,502 people remain missing appeared first on NorthEast Now .

NorthEast Now 31 Aug 2026 7:54 am

Google Maps now shows 'Lake America' in U.S., not 'Lake Ontario'

Canadians will see 'Lake Ontario' and those outside U.S. and Canada will see both names, Google says, days after Donald Trump signed an order renaming the water body

The Hindu 31 Aug 2026 7:02 am

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia target USD 3bn in agriculture exports

Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase Islamabads agricultural and food exports to Riyadh to USD 3 billion over the next two years, according to a joint statement on Sunday. The agreement was reached during Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman A Al-Fadleys visit to Pakistan from August 26 to 28. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

The Siasat Daily 31 Aug 2026 6:45 am

What will Sonia Gandhi's memoir reveal about India's most powerful dynasty?

Sonia Gandhis memoir may finally answer questions about power, loss and the Gandhi familys political legacy.

BBC 31 Aug 2026 5:46 am

Root urges England to be 'grown-ups' after Pakistan series win

England captain Joe Root urged his side to celebrate in a grown-up way after a 194-run success in the second Test at Lord's on Sunday sealed a series win over Pakistan.

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 3:35 am

U-20s target Uzbek upset

Bangladesh

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 1:26 am

Cricketers satisfied with BCB

The much-awaited meeting between the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) took place at the board premises yesterday, with cricketer Nasir Hossain saying afterwards that the players had been informed the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) would not take place this season.

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 1:20 am

9 senior police officials transferred

Includes additional deputy inspector generals (DIGs) and superintendents of police (SPs)

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 12:46 am

3 sustain bullet wounds in Dhaka

Taken to DMCH for treatment

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 12:24 am

Tigresses begin Asia Cup quest

Bangladesh women

The Daily Star 31 Aug 2026 12:00 am

Red-hot Chelsea not the finished article says Alonso

Xabi Alonso said Chelsea are still a work in progress after a thrilling 4-3 win against Brighton on Sunday extended his perfect start as Blues boss.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 11:52 pm

Alvarez returns to Atletico team training after illness

Wantaway Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez returned to group training on Sunday after recovering from the illness that kept him out of training earlier this week and Saturday's 3-1 La Liga win over Sevilla.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 11:43 pm

Chhatra Dal leader, ward-level BNP leader arrested over Tk 40 lakh gold robbery in Dhaka

Police recover 100 gms of gold

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 11:39 pm

Robinson leads the way again as England wrap up Pakistan series win

Ollie Robinson led the way once more as England clinched a series win over Pakistan with a thumping 194-run win in the second Test at Lord's on Sunday despite Saud Shakeel's fine 97.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 11:32 pm

Bruno hattrick fires Man United to 5-2 comeback win against Ipswich

After a nightmare 2-0 defeat to Hull last weekend, another newly-promoted side had the Red Devils on the ropes when Leif Davis opened the scoring for the Tractor Boys.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 11:09 pm

'We are standing firm,' Maduro says in posts from prison

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized in Caracas during a US military operation in January

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 10:09 pm

Turkish, Saudi, Pakistani ministers to hold first defence pact meeting

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed earlier this month, commits the three countries to mutual defence in the event of any of them being attacked

The Hindu 30 Aug 2026 10:06 pm

Govt, opposition clash over parliamentary committee chairmanships

Opposition demands 26% of committee chairmanships, rejects govt condition

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 9:36 pm

EC publishes boundaries of 11 constituencies

New upazilas, union parishads added to constituencies without altering boundaries

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 9:20 pm

Viral video shows woman entrepreneur kicked as police escort her from Rajbari market

Police say Zakia Sultana was taken to safety; both sides later reached a settlement after trading allegations

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 9:09 pm

Teachers in remote char areas could get special allowance: Bobby Hajjaj

Government is reassessing which schools qualify, while also preparing new science and sports programmes for primary students, he says

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 8:52 pm

Govt plans state recognition, rehabilitation for enforced disappearance victims: Minister

Letters sent to ministries to verify fake freedom fighter certificates, he also says

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 8:48 pm

Chelsea beat Brighton in 7-goal thriller to extend Alonso's perfect start

Free-scoring Chelsea extended Xabi Alonso's perfect start as manager with an eye-catching 4-3 win against Brighton on Sunday.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 8:42 pm

Bangladesh Bank made over Tk 26,000 crore profit in FY26

A large portion of the profit came from lending to commercial banks and investments of the foreign exchange reserves

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 8:24 pm

Barca find No. 9 solution in Jesus

Barcelona may have found their striker fix, and, surprisingly, it is not Julian Alvarez.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 8:12 pm

Digital laws alone not enough, misuse must end: experts

Roundtable urges accountability, stronger safeguards and inclusion in policy-making

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 7:50 pm

Bangladesh repaid 3 times more in foreign loans than it received in July

Fresh loan disbursements also fell a massive 83 percent year-on-year to $14 million in July

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 7:39 pm

Tk 2,000 crore pre-financing fund formed for frozen food exporters

The fund will provide financing at a maximum of 7%

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 7:21 pm

Barcelona's Yamal getting back to 'top level': Flick

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick indicated teenage star Lamine Yamal is finding his way back to his op level ahead of Monday's La Liga clash against Rayo Vallecano.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 7:19 pm

At least six die in ferry capsize off Northern Cyprus

Vessel had been carrying a total of 267 people, says Unal Ustel, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 7:14 pm

Can fractured families be repaired? Galpo Holeo Satti thinks so

Tapan Sinha

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 7:01 pm

Where did around Tk 15 lakh go? Ganapati withdrew it weeks before family killings

Relatives and former colleagues say the slain Rangpur teacher withdrew the provident fund money 22 days before the killings; police are still trying to trace it

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 6:56 pm

ACC summons former army chief Shafiuddin Ahmed

Commission to question him over allegations of illegal wealth

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 6:48 pm

Sagar-Runi murder case: ICT chief prosecutor says evidence points to a cultural personality

Md Aminul Islam withholds identity; PBI official says investigation team has no such information so far

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 6:28 pm

British woman fatally stabbed at Germany train station; suspect detained

The woman, who was attacked at the Rosenheim train station, was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died due to serious injuries, Rosenheim police said

The Hindu 30 Aug 2026 6:03 pm

A building was inaugurated in the name of completion: Minister on Dhaka airports third terminal

Rashiduzzaman Millat says HSIA

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 5:46 pm

Enforced disappearance victims march towards parliament

Jamaat-led 11-party alliance leaders join rally; victims demand law against enforced disappearances

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 5:17 pm

Icelandic voters reject proposal to restart negotiations to join European Union

Opponents defeated the measure by a margin of 52.8 to 47.2%, RUV reported. Reykjavik, the capital, was the only area in the island nation of 400,000 people where a majority supported the referendum

The Hindu 30 Aug 2026 5:13 pm

Iranian Supreme Leader calls for unity among Muslim countries

Mojtaba Khamenei called on the rulers of regional countries to recognise your real enemy, understand its plan, and confront it, referring to the U.S. and Israel

The Hindu 30 Aug 2026 5:12 pm

HSBC announces Tk 10 crore aid for Ctg flood-hit families

The funds will be used to rebuild damaged homes, restore livelihoods, repair educational institutions, and improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 5:10 pm

3 more die of dengue, 1,097 hospitalised in 24 hours

Death toll this year rises to 93

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 5:08 pm

Textile workers block Dhaka-Sylhet highway over load-shedding in Narsingdi

Protesters lay siege to Palli Bidyut office in Madhabdi, causing a 3km tailback before withdrawing after assurances

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 4:40 pm

You can't buy mentality: 300m spent, but De Zerbi faces a problem money can't solve

Two games into the new Premier League campaign, they are bottom of the table.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 4:01 pm

University admission tests for 2026-27: Date clashes emerge as 8 institutions announce schedules

Overlapping exams on December 18, 19 and January 8 could complicate choices for admission seekers

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 4:00 pm

The battle to build a global defence bank

Canada says it is talking with many countries ahead of a charter signing that its lead negotiator for the DSRB, Isabelle Hudon, said on the sidelines of July's Farnborough Airshow was planned for the autumn.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 3:18 pm

Govt working to regulate battery-run auto-rickshaws: State minister

Proposed policy will cover registration, fitness, charging stations and garage management, says Mir Shahe Alam

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 3:15 pm

Govt launches digital system to speed up repatriation of trafficking victims

Platform centralises cases and links identity data to streamline nationality verification and coordination with Bangladesh missions abroad

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 2:56 pm

Icelanders reject EU-accession talks, broadcaster RUV reports

Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday, rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and siding with those who said Iceland's fishing waters were too important to risk

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 2:35 pm

Emiliano Martinez joins Chelsea: Is the Argentine really an upgrade on Robert Sanchez?

Financial details were not disclosed, but British media reports put the fee at around

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 2:35 pm

Malaysia to hire 200,000 Bangladeshi workers in 6 months: Shahe Alam

State minister says 10,000 workers will be recruited without recruitment costs

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 2:24 pm

Words simply fall short: Miami coach runs out of superlatives after Messi masterclass

Messi's four-goal haul and an assist came at a crucial time for Miami, helping them snap a five-game winless run across all competitions.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 1:09 pm

Mirza Abbas likely to return home on September 2: BNP Media Cell

Recovered considerably after undergoing treatment in Singapore and Malaysia following brain surgery in Dhaka, party says

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 12:56 pm

Sullivan wonder goal ties historic record, fuels USMNT call-up talk

Sullivan, however, insisted he was not looking too far ahead.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 12:43 pm

Iran supreme leader calls for unity among Muslim countries

Khamenei, in power since his father Ali Khamenei was killed at the start of the war on February 28, has yet to be seen in public since his appointment, and authorities have not released any video or audio of him.

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 12:40 pm

Opposition lawmakers boycott NHRC bill discussion

Says proposed law falls short of international standards, leaves little time for stakeholder consultation

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 12:40 pm

How Bollywood turns to the Seven Sisters amid India

From tensions with China and the Myanmar war to Bangladesh

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 12:29 pm

11 Jamaat MPs challenge district-wise duties for ministers

They say the government

The Daily Star 30 Aug 2026 12:21 pm